is he now attorney of record?
May 23rd, 2011 | 
Author: i won a lawsuit against a former landlord.
they are now seeing an attorney for a possible BK (which they cannot file, they had a ch7 4 years ago, and are not eligible for a 13 due to too high secure debt, so they are playing games) this is the 3rd such letter we have gotten from different attorneys (sounds like they are going to all attorneys before they tell them they cannot file a BK)
anyway, this last letter, it states “requesting that all attempts at collection of this debt be directed to our law firm” and that they HAVE NOT filed the BK yet… says “soon to be filed”.
does that mean they are now the attorney of record on my case?
(i assume they havent researched them yet and found they already have a BK like the others)
or should i just continue on collection attempts and not notify them (getting ready to get an aid of execution)
mark,
thanks for the reply, but i have already won the case, until they file BK (which i dont think they can) I should be able to still file an “aid of execution” (where the court brings them back to court to show assets) the court will serve them.
Posted in Landlord Tenant Law
A law firm is an “attorney of record” only when they have filed an “entry of appearance” in a given case.
The letter you have received is a “letter of representation” indicating that the defendant has hired them. If you receive such a letter, you should not contact the former landlord directly.